Abstract: Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder.

Abstract: Fine metal particles each comprising a magnetic metal core particle and two or more coating layers, the outermost layer among the two or more coating layers containing an oxide of silicon and aluminum at an Al/Si atomic ratio of 0.01-0.2, and a method for producing fine metal particles comprising the steps of coating each primary particle comprising a magnetic metal core particle and a first coating layer with a mixture of silicon alkoxide and aluminum alkoxide, and then hydrolyzing the silicon alkoxide and the aluminum alkoxide, thereby forming a second coating layer comprising an oxide of silicon and aluminum at an Al/Si atomic ratio of 0.01-0.2.

Abstract: [Object] It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diseases that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (in particular diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome). [Means to Solve the Object] A 1,2-diazetidin-3-one derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome. A spiro compound represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: A Spiro oxindole compound represented by formula (1) of the present invention or salt thereof, or their solvate shows a superior inhibitory effect of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasel, and is useful as an agent for preventing or treating a disease that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasel (in particular, diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention comprises a first polarizer (1), a second polarizer (17), a liquid crystal cell (20) having a liquid crystal layer (6) provided between a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2), a transflective layer (7) having openings, a patterning phase retardation layer (9) having retardation in portions other than the portions where the openings of the transflective layer are formed, and an optical element (12) for compensating for an optical property of the liquid crystal layer. The display device thus constructed achieves a high-contrast bright transmissive display, and can also produce a reflective display utilizing an internal reflector type structure.

Abstract: Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder.

Abstract: Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder.

Abstract: Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder.

Abstract: A liquid crystal shutter comprises a liquid crystal device including a nematic liquid crystal sealed in between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate on whose inner surfaces are formed respective transparent electrodes, the liquid crystal device having a twisted angle equal to or greater than 180°; and a pair of polarizing plates between which are sandwiched the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, the polarizing films having respective absorption axes (13, 14) which are substantially orthogonal to each other, the absorption axes (13, 14) of the polarizing films being angled within a range of ±40° to ±50°0 relative to a direction (12) in which intermediate liquid crystal molecules are orientated, the direction indicating a direction of orientation of the liquid crystal in the intermediate portion in the direction of thickness of the liquid crystal device.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention comprises a first polarizer (1), a second polarizer (17), a liquid crystal cell (20) having a liquid crystal layer (6) provided between a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2), a transflective layer (7) having openings, a patterning phase retardation layer (9) having retardation in portions other than the portions where the openings of the transflective layer are formed, and an optical element (12) for compensating for an optical property of the liquid crystal layer. The display device thus constructed achieves a high-contrast bright transmissive display, and can also produce a reflective display utilizing an internal reflector type structure.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a top polarizer 11, an optical compensating element, an anisotropic scattering layer 10, a scattering layer 7, and a liquid crystal device 20 incorporating therein a reflective layer 9. When the direction of viewing direction of the anisotropic scattering layer is designated as the Y-axis direction, and a direction oriented substantially at right angles to the Y-axis direction is designated as the X-axis direction, light entering the anisotropic scattering layer is scattered over a wider angle along the Y-axis direction than along the X-axis direction. Further, the incident angle dependence of the straight-go transmittance of the anisotropic scattering layer is symmetrical about the layer normal, and the straight-go transmittance in the layer normal direction is lower than the straight-go transmittance in any oblique direction.

Abstract: Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is made by disposing an STN cell (16) in which nematic liquid crystal (6) having a twist angle in the range from 180° to 270° is filled and sandwiched between a first substrate (1) having a first electrode (3) and a second substrate (2) having a second electrode (4) at the center, providing a retardation film (13) and an absorption-type polarizing film (8) outside the second substrate (2) in order, and providing a reflection-type polarizing film (10) and a light absorbing film (11) outside the first substrate (1) in order. This enables a metallic silver background due to the reflected light by the reflection-type polarizing film (10) and display in black or in color by light passing through the reflection-type polarizing film (10) being absorbed in the light absorbing film (11) or only light of specific color being reflected.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention includes a) the direction of the twist angle of molecule orientation of the twisted phase difference board (3) is reverse to the direction of the twisted orientation of the liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal devices (2), and the twist angle of the twisted phase difference board is smaller than the twist angle of the liquid crystal devices (2) by 10° to 40°; b) an angle between the liquid crystal molecule-oriented direction of the alignment film (23a) of the second substrate and the molecule-oriented direction of a lower polymer (32b) of the liquid crystal polymer layer lies in the range of 80° to 90°; c) an angle between an absorption axis of the first polarization board (1) and the liquid crystal molecule-oriented direction of the alignment film (23b) of the first substrate side lies in the range of 50° to 60°; d) an angle between the absorption axis of the second polarization board (4) and the molecule-oriented direction of a

Abstract: A liquid crystal shutter comprises a liquid crystal device including a nematic liquid crystal sealed in between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate on whose inner surfaces are formed respective transparent electrodes, the liquid crystal device having a twisted angle equal to or greater than 180°; and a pair of polarizing plates between which are sandwiched the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, the polarizing films having respective absorption axes (13, 14) which are substantially orthogonal to each other, the absorption axes (13, 14) of the polarizing films being angled within a range of ±40° to ±50° relative to a direction (12) in which intermediate liquid crystal molecules are orientated, the direction indicating a direction of orientation of the liquid crystal in the intermediate portion in the direction of thickness of the liquid crystal device.

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal element (20) composed of nematic liquid crystal (6) sandwiched between a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2), and a transflective layer (7) installed on the inside of the first substrate (1), a first polarizing film (11) disposed on the outside of the second substrate (2) of the liquid crystal element, a second polarizing film (17) and a backlight (16), disposed in sequence on the outside of the first substrate (1) wherein the transflective layer (7) is a thin film of metal such as aluminum, having transparent portions (9) formed by means of anodic oxidation.

Abstract: A nematic liquid crystal (6) with twisted alignment is held between a first substrate (1) having a first electrode (3) and a second substrate (2) having a second electrode (4) to constitute a liquid crystal cell (20), an upper polarizer (11) is provided outside the second substrate (2) at a visible side thereof, a lower polarizer (12) and a scattering layer (9) are provided outside the fist substrate (1) at a side opposite to the visible side of the liquid crystal cell (20), and outside them, a light guide film (8) of side light type and a reflector (7) are placed in order. The light guide film (8) is a light guide film with a light scattering property in which particles with a scattering property are mixed, and each of the scattering layer (9) and the light guide film (8) has a property of scattering incident light while substantially maintaining a polarizing state thereof.

Abstract: Imidazole derivatives of the formula (1) or salts thereof, pharmaceuticals containing the derivatives or the salts, and intermediates for the synthesis of the derivatives or the salts (wherein R1 is lower alkyl; R2 is alkyl or aralkyl; and X1 is halogeno). These compounds exhibit G-CSF-like activities and can be substituted for G-CSF preparations.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display device having variety in design, comprising a first liquid crystal cell (16) and a second liquid crystal cell (18), made up of a liquid crystal layer sealed in a gap between a pair of transparent substrates having an electrode formed on each of the inner surfaces thereof, facing each other and disposed in that order from the visible side; an absorption-type polarizing film (12) disposed on the visible side of the first liquid crystal cell (16), for absorbing the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof; and a reflection-type polarizing film (14) disposed on a side of the second liquid crystal cell (18), opposite from the visible side thereof, for reflecting the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof.